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TheBlaze API endpoint
TheBlaze article API
Returns one TheBlaze (Blaze Media) article by `url`, a canonical HTTPS editorial or show-story link on `theblaze.com`; non-editorial paths and off-site URLs are rejected. The response has the title, description, section, authors, publication and update times, image URL, body `paragraphs` and a `paywalled` flag.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestTheBlazepublicnews.articleResponseDoc
TheBlaze/theblaze/articleEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /theblaze/article
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- TheBlaze
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameter url is required and must be a canonical HTTPS editorial or show-story URL on theblaze.com. The endpoint returns public article metadata, bylines and readable body paragraphs. It rejects non-editorial paths and off-site URLs.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /theblaze/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Fjack-smith-cotton-rig-election. Live check on 2026-10-14: one record. Fields present in every checked record: url, title, description, published_at, updated_at, section, authors, image_url.
For a known public contributor profile, continue with Get a Blaze Media contributor profile.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /theblaze/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Fjack-smith-cotton-rig-election
- Fields returned with a value
- 9
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | theblaze.com |
| title | Has a value | 125 characters |
| description | Has a value | 90 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-29 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-29 |
| section | Has a value | “News” |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | theblaze.com |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 18 entries |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical theblaze.com article URL | https://www.theblaze.com/news/jack-smith-cotton-rig-election | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/theblaze/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Fjack-smith-cotton-rig-election" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"title": "Example public headline",
"url": "https://www.theblaze.com/news/example-public-headline",
"published_at": "2026-09-29T18:15:00Z",
"section": "News",
"authors": [
"Example Reporter"
],
"paragraphs": [
"The opening paragraph of the public story."
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.ArticleResponse | No | ||||
| data.authors | array | No | ||||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.paragraphs | array | No | ||||
| data.paywalled | boolean | No | Paywalled is true when the publisher serves only a teaser of this article to anonymous readers, so Paragraphs is a partial body rather than the full text. It is omitted when the full public body was returned. | |||
| data.published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.section | string | No | ||||
| data.title | string | No | ||||
| data.updated_at | string | No | ||||
| data.url | string | No |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Code examples
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/theblaze/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Fjack-smith-cotton-rig-election" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"